> Hi - just picking up on what Russ said above - my hubbie is a plumber
> and other plumbers on here said he would pass piece of cake cos her
> had more experience/qualifications than them BUT he didnt dont mean
> to give you the sh*ts or owt but where we fell down was training and
> references. just because you can produce a piece of paper stating a
> qualification isnt a guaranteed TRA pass as we found out!!!! your
> reference from clients MUST be painfully detailed stating exactly
> what you do, how you do it, what equipment you use to do it - an
> idiots guide basically!!! my hubbie has been a plumber for 15 years
> and is corgi registered and have every qualification under the sun -
> we failed.
>
> you MUST give details of who you trained under and they must also
> provide a reference. have you got this??
>
> maybe its different for self employed people but I would have thought
> you would DEFINITELY have to provide a training reference?
>
> get it right first time or waste months rushing in and co**ing it up.
>
> Russ?????? can you answer this one??
After reading the original question again........its different to what I
read before! LOL
Rooksie is right, you have to give (or they recommend you do) an in
depth description of all the training you have had and all the
techniques you have learnt. What tools you used whilst training etc etc.
Then another in depth description of everything you do now and what you
have learnt too in all your years in this trade blah, blah, blah.
Like most people say on here write as much as you can and as detailed as
you can make it..........without copy & pasting it from a book eh!
My wifes description of what she learnt doing the NVQ was about fifteen
pages and then what she does now was I think about ten. She had a
reference from her previous boss and one from the current one too. All
of her certificates like the NVQ, the State Registered Hairdresser
document, even her certificate as a First Aider.
Also, depending on where you get your documents certified, it may be
worth you getting two lots done as you will need them all again for the
main app. Dont get stung by the solicitors fees either. Most (from what
we have read and also from speaking to a few) will try and charge about
£5 per copy. We had our TRA stuff done by a JP which cost us nothing
but we had to sit and wait in court for about an hour. Then when we did
the 136 app we contacted a solicitor and said we had twenty or so
documents.....how much for the lot and he did it for £25.
I am sure you will be fine though.
Good luck,
R & C
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